One band I love that I've been listening to awhile now is Anoraak.
I never get tired of New Wave Retro sounds.
I never get tired of New Wave Retro sounds.
I like that. Is that considered Electronica?One band I love that I've been listening to awhile now is Anoraak.
I never get tired of New Wave Retro sounds.
Mmm...yes and no. I think music snobs would consider it Nu Disco which is more reminiscent to music you'd hear in John Hughes movies.I like that. Is that considered Electronica?
I have trouble remembering all the sub genres of music. Do you like Kavinsky? They aren't Christian but I like the sound.Mmm...yes and no. I think music snobs would consider it Nu Disco which is more reminiscent to music you'd hear in John Hughes movies.
I have trouble remembering all the sub genres of music. Do you like Kavinsky? They aren't Christian but I like the sound.
I love synthpop. Synthpop is actually what got me into heavier music like NIN.Yeah, I love Kavinsky. I met him back in 2008. Excellent DJ.
I took my unsaved 12 year-old nephew to a Christian music festival a few months ago. He looked up the artists he wanted to see, and decided on some rap, hip hop and dance shows. At one point in Shonlock's set (dance/hip hop), Shonlock got down on his knees on the stage and prayed, just a short and simple prayer. After the set, my nephew wanted to know why he got on his knees, and we had a really great discussion about the humility that Christ teaches, vs the self aggrandisement more common in that genre. It made a really big impression on him. While to me, Shonlock just sounds like any secular artist in the genre, to my nephew, he saw something that stood out as being different, and impressive.
The OC Supertones, one of my favorite childhood artists, also played at the same festival. Secular ska music tends to be about less-than-moral subject matter, materialistic and hedonistic. But the Supertones managed to keep a respected position in their industry while conveying a message exactly the opposite to the messages of their musical peers (for example, the song "Little Man," vs the typical way of thinking in SoCal). They're probably more accessible to conservative Christians, but still, they're an example of how we can either judge an artist on the basis of the conventions of their genre, or by what they actually say and do.
So, I guess what I mean is, when we listen to musical genres with which we're unfamiliar, we don't really understand what we're hearing. I don't listen to metal or hip hop, so when I hear christian artists from those genres, to me, they sound the same as all the other stuff (just like "Christian," say, bluegrass or country sounds exactly like the definitively immoral secular stuff, to me). Perhaps not entirely, but at least to some degree, I have to be willing to submit to the judgment of people with more refined palates for those genres, and listen to what those people have to say before dismissing an entire genre based only on my impulsive, emotional reaction to a naive hearing.
I'm also a fan of Futurecop.
Here ya go boys...
Where are the people that accuse me?
The ones who beat me down and abuse me
They hide, just out of sight
Can't face me in the light
They'll return, but I'll be stronger
God I want to dream again
Take me where I've never been
I want to go there
This time I'm not scared
Now I am unbreakable
It's unmistakable
No one can touch me
Nothing can stop me
Sometimes it's hard to just keep going
But faith is moving without knowing
Can I trust what I can't see
to reach my destiny?
I want to take control, but I know better
God I want to dream again
Take me where I've never been
I want to go there
This time I'm not scared
Now I am unbreakable
It's unmistakable
No one can touch me
Nothing can stop me
Forget the fear, it's just a crutch
That tries to hold you back until your dreams are dust
All you need to do is just try
(Try, try, try)
God I want to dream again
Take me where I've never been
I want to go there
This time i'm not scared
Now I am unbreakable
It's unmistakable
No one can touch me
Nothing can stop me
God I want to dream again (I want to dream again!)
Take me where I've never been
I want to go there (I wanna go there)
This time I'm not scared
Now I am unbreakable (I am unbreakable!)
It's unmistakable
No one can touch me (No one can touch me!)
Nothing can stop me
My wife loves them. I think the lead has a wonderful voice to go along with rock instrumentals. Maybe when I get a full paycheck I can buy my wife a few albums. She's switching over to all Christian music like I did.
Flyleaf (female vocal), Skillet, Icon for Hire (female vocal), RED and The Letter Black (female vocal) are among my favorite Christian artists.
I used to really like Flyleaf. I'm not sure what I think about the new vocalist though. Skillet is kind of sounding generic to me in their recent albums . I hate that because I liked their industrial sound early on. I also really liked the album Collide. I have the first two Red albums and I really like them. I think I like the second one, Innocents and Instinct better though. The lead has a really good voice. Never heard of Letter Black or Icon for Hire though. I will look them up.
You know what, I think I actually have the third Red album somewhere too. I don't think I liked that one as much so I didn't get their newest one.
That's really too bad. I really liked Flyleaf. They were really popular too.Yeah, I don't think Flyleaf's new singer has the voice for their style. I heard the new singer (Kristen May) at Northern Illinois University about 5 or 6 years ago when she was with her old band Vedera; she sounded good with them, but she's just okay sounding with Flyleaf.